Although they added a pair of arms into the rotation mix, the Yankees were still doing their homework on another high-end starter. On Tuesday, that target went elsewhere

Despite their rumored interest in the last few days, the Yankees were unable to land Chris Archer, as the Rays dealt the high-end starter to the Pirates right before the trade deadline.

OFFICIAL: Pirates have acquired RHP Chris Archer (@ChrisArcher22) from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for RHP Tyler Glasnow, outfielder Austin Meadows and a player to be named. 🏹 pic.twitter.com/mYih6ybEYm

The Yankees had also been in on Archer since before the season started, and unless the Mets actually considered moving Jacob deGrom or Noah Syndergaard, Archer was arguably the top arm made available on the trade market. The 29-year-old is not only a top rotation option, but he is also under team control until 2021.

However, the likelihood of Archer landing in New York became minimal after the Yankees swung deals for J.A. Happ and Lance Lynn.

From 2013 to 2015, Archer was one of the more electrifying starters in baseball, posting ERAs under 3.35 during all three of those seasons. Since then, the righty's numbers have dipped a bit. He has not posted an ERA under 4.00, and took on a career-worst 19 losses last season. Archer is 3-5 with a 4.31 ERA in 2018.